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favourable one for the vintages of Germany & France, and the coincidence of the Cornet with that circumstance in [indecipherable] is of course noted.
After a winter in London we have returned to our cottage, where all the signs of a very early Spring all brightening the landscape in every side.  There is an active agitation for a Universal Exhibition in London in 1861.  Mrs Owen & my son join me in best remembrances to you, and I am, your's most
Richard Owen

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